Suffolk, July 14
Found while wandering the web this morning, a treasure trove of photographs from Suffolk Downs. Big crowds, movie stars, winning horses, cute kids petting Thoroughbreds, a pigeon placing sixth — they’re all represented in this extensive collection of images from the 1930s-70s (Boston Public Library).
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I’m a cautious bettor lately. On Wednesday, that meant I missed out on a prime opportunity in race four, a $4000 claiming event. Horse #7, Rescue One, was at odds of 11-1, despite a record that suggested he was a strong bet on yesterday’s off-track. He’d run in the money three times out of six starts on off-tracks, and just three races ago he’d placed third on a muddy track in a claiming $5000nw4/l. He looked like a winner, but I couldn’t convince myself to risk the money. Rescue One won, paying $25.20. Lesson learned.
